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[Q] Broken Galaxy Note after rooting and attempting rom install

I successfully rooted my Galaxy Note. When I attempted to install Cyanogenmod 9 I followed the instructions and deleted factory setting in restore mode and also deleted the cache. Next I was supposed to install the rom but now my phone doesn't recognize the memory card anymore. Both the backup I took using clockwork and the cyanogen rom are one the SD card. What to do? I would be very greatful if anyone could shed some light on this issue and help get my phone back up and running.
Kind regards,
Stig

ephixx said:
I successfully rooted my Galaxy Note. When I attempted to install Cyanogenmod 9 I followed the instructions and deleted factory setting in restore mode and also deleted the cache. Next I was supposed to install the rom but now my phone doesn't recognize the memory card anymore. Both the backup I took using clockwork and the cyanogen rom are one the SD card. What to do? I would be very greatful if anyone could shed some light on this issue and help get my phone back up and running.
Kind regards,
Stig
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I guess you have misread.. You are not supposed to do factory reset.. However.. Solution is,
Go to recovery mode..
In that go to storage and mount.. Then mount sd card..
Connect your phone to PC using USB cable..
Copy ics ROM file to it..
Now go to install from sd card and select the ROM..
Once installed wipe cache, and dalvik cache..
Reboot, it'll be fine..
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kishankpadiyar said:
I guess you have misread.. You are not supposed to do factory reset.. However.. Solution is,
Go to recovery mode..
In that go to storage and mount.. Then mount sd card..
Connect your phone to PC using USB cable..
Copy ics ROM file to it..
Now go to install from sd card and select the ROM..
Once installed wipe cache, and dalvik cache..
Reboot.. It'll be fine..
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You can do a factory reset from phone settings after this..
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Thank you so much for getting back to me. By the time I read your post I had downloaded Odin 1.85 and flashed Abyssnoteker kernel. That provided with me with access to clockwork recovery. However, although I now can find my backupfile that I stored before I attempted to install the rom, it does not appear to be working. When I attempt to run the backup file I'm given an error message stating that there is an "MD5mismatch!". I then proceeded to attemt to run Cyanogenmod 9 again and it uses about a minute to install and tells me that install from SD card is complete. I rebooted and everything appeared to be going fine but it's stuck in looping. Any advice on how to proceed?
Kind regards,
Stig

what version is your Galaxy Note? The AT&T version or international version?
Currently the international version is suffering from a brick bug that could brick your phone when you wipe.

Thanks for your reply. I have the international version (GT-N7000).

Are you "on" CM9 right now? If you are then, use Odin to flash a GingerBread ROM with a wipe.
Here is the link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1424997
Scroll down to post #4 and flash via Odin one of the Open Europe ROM Gingerbread ROMs. The ROMs comes with wipe so it will effectively reset your phone. Unfortunately that ROM will not be easily rootable, so go back up to post #1 and flash via Odin one of the directly rootable ROMs. Then root and install CWM etc.
I know this is tedious, but try it out and see if it works.

G2X can't load custom roms, freezes at flash screen

No matter what custom rom I try to load on my G2X, it will go through, install the rom, and then when it reboots past the LG screen, it gets to whatever custom boot screen in on the rom, and just locks up. The only way I can get it to boot after that point is to NVFlash back to stock.
Tried searching through this site and google, but can't find a solution.

You need to say what the process is that you attempted to do. Wipes and what not.
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mt3g said:
You need to say what the process is that you attempted to do. Wipes and what not.
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Rooted phone, added Clockwork, booted into CW recovery, did data and cache wipes, installed CM7 from SD card, rebooted, phone froze at custom boot screen. Reboot, still frozen. Would not boot at all.
Used NVFlash to reinstall stock image on phone, rooted phone, CW recovery, data and cache wipes, installed a different rom for my phone model, same result. Back to stock using same process, tried a third rom using same process, same result, frozen phone that won't go beyond boot screen.
Using this same process on my old T-Mobile Samsung Vibrant, it worked perfectly on several different roms.

It sounds like you may have a ROM for a different model phone. Can you send a link to the ROM that you downloaded for us to see?
Also, is your phone a T-Mobile G2x or an LG Optimus 2x (O2x).

cyansky_1 said:
It sounds like you may have a ROM for a different model phone. Can you send a link to the ROM that you downloaded for us to see?
Also, is your phone a T-Mobile G2x or an LG Optimus 2x (O2x).
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It is a T-mobile G2X, LG-P999DW.
The CM7 link was straight from the CM7 site, it wasn't an experimental mod or anything, it was the stable one listed under the G2X.
http://www.cyanogenmod.com/devices/t-mobile-g2x
ParanoidAndroid via this thread on here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1762647
Domination via this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1570017&highlight=domination

Considering cm roms are supposed to wipe system prior to flash, I couldn't imagine what is going on. Try wiping system just in case and after that, try installing from internal as well. Other options would be download other ways, like on PC or from phone transfer the files differently. Other then that can't really help you.
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mt3g said:
Considering cm roms are supposed to wipe system prior to flash, I couldn't imagine what is going on. Try wiping system just in case and after that, try installing from internal as well. Other options would be download other ways, like on PC or from phone transfer the files differently. Other then that can't really help you.
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The last time I pulled it directly on my phone, the other times I downloaded via my PC and then copied the file. Had been via external so I tried internal that last time too. I'm close to madness, but I'm also too stubborn to give up.
I was thinking maybe I need to replace the kernel, but I'm not sure whether that's the problem or which Kernel to try if I did need to.

I had a similar issue on a tablet of mine. What version of CWM are you using? Are you using the touch version? The touch version has had some boot problems. Did you try partition the SDCard in the advanced settings? I forget which I used on my phone. Has anyone else partitioned theirs?

Well, not knowing which peice is broken let me just recap my process for you and see how it works:
1. Use OneClick NVFlash from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1056847 and select Flash CWM 5.0.2.0
2. Boot to CWM
3. format cache
4. format data
5. format system
6. format Dalvik cache
7. flash ROM from external/internal memory
8. flash kernel (optional, not required unless doing kernel testing)
9. flash gapps-package
10. fix permissions
11. reboot
I have not had this process screw up once for me so far. If this process does not work for you then you leave me really be scratching my skull...

Sooper1138 said:
Rooted phone, added Clockwork, booted into CW recovery, did data and cache wipes, installed CM7 from SD card, rebooted, phone froze at custom boot screen. Reboot, still frozen. Would not boot at all.
Used NVFlash to reinstall stock image on phone, rooted phone, CW recovery, data and cache wipes, installed a different rom for my phone model, same result. Back to stock using same process, tried a third rom using same process, same result, frozen phone that won't go beyond boot screen.
Using this same process on my old T-Mobile Samsung Vibrant, it worked perfectly on several different roms.
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don't root and then try. mostly roms come with super user access so try without rooting it manually.
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cyansky_1 said:
Well, not knowing which peice is broken let me just recap my process for you and see how it works:
1. Use OneClick NVFlash from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1056847 and select Flash CWM 5.0.2.0
2. Boot to CWM
3. format cache
4. format data
5. format system
6. format Dalvik cache
7. flash ROM from external/internal memory
8. flash kernel (optional, not required unless doing kernel testing)
9. flash gapps-package
10. fix permissions
11. reboot
I have not had this process screw up once for me so far. If this process does not work for you then you leave me really be scratching my skull...
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Using this method in exactly this order worked perfectly. Thank you very much.

Sooper1138 said:
Using this method in exactly this order worked perfectly. Thank you very much.
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Did you notice what he didn't do.
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[Q] how to update cm10 rom?? (im a noob)

i want to update cm10 for the infuse 4g but i dont know how can someone please help and if i do update it does it delete all my apps and stuff please help?

Yes it will delete everything as you will need to do a full wipe. There are many apps that will back everything up but I use titanium back up. Once you back everything boot to recovery and do a full wipe/format and flash your ROM of choice and gapps... any questions... let me know.... I'm still a noob but I'm sure I can help you flash a ROM...
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If I am reading your question right, you are asking how to update cm10 to cm10. Aka newer version?
If it is the same ROM download it and the corresponding gapps (if newer)
Turn off your phone and take out your SD card.
Then boot into recovery. (Either three finger it, or start the phone back up and reboot into recovery)
At the main menu wipe cache.
Go into advanced menu and wipe dalvik cache.
Go back and go into mounts and storage.
Format /system
Then go back and flash from sdcard
Choose the newer ROM image and flash.
Then flash the new gapps.
Then restart phone. If it goes back to recovery just hit reboot phone again.
This method will not delete your personal apps just system apps. It may reset a few settings, such as log in credentials. But no big deal. (This would depend on the app not what you did)
These methods will never delete your personal photos or music. Only way to ever mess this up is a brick. Which only happens when you do risky flashes, or flash over USB with faulty wires.
If you are asking to go cm10 from cm9 it is described in the ROMs.
If you are going from say cm10 to liquid smooth rom, you can try the above method, but some settings may transfer funny and screw stuff up, so it is better to do the above steps but first do a Wipe data/factory reset.
This factory reset unfortunately wipes all your personal apps. To avoid this as best as possible I suggest titanium back up and use it to back up all your apps. The difference between pay and free titanium back up that you will notice, is that the paid one auto installs all apps, free one you have to install them by pressing install, done, install, done. This is annoying with 25+ apps. I paid for this reason alone.
Hope I helped at all.
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It is the first one thanks BTW but I flashed the zip file but didn't wipe anything and it booted up fine it didn't delete anything but now I'm worried that it may of messed up something??
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If you notice glitchy things I would recommend wipe and reinstall but if all is well I wouldn't worry about it.
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[Q] Changing Rom

I am currently running CM 10 and I want to switch roms but I am not sure how... I have 4EXT recovery and I'm not sure how to re-flash the rom.. Can someone help me?

Put the ROM zip to SD card. Go to recovery and do a factory reset. Then select the ROM zip and flash it.
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sepsep 21 said:
Put the ROM zip to SD card. Go to recovery and do a factory reset. Then select the ROM zip and flash it.
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Thanks, so I don't have to do anything else like I did the first time round?

Michael_Considine said:
Thanks, so I don't have to do anything else like I did the first time round?
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You said you are running cm10 so its not the
first time that you change your rom. So you can flash the ROM without any problem.
But if your device is s-on you must flash
The rom with smartflash method. You can choose it in recovery. Sry for my bad English.
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sepsep 21 said:
Put the ROM zip to SD card. Go to recovery and do a factory reset. Then select the ROM zip and flash it.
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No.
Do not do a factory reset. This will just delete your user data. It will not delete the system data so if you try to install a new ROM overtop of an existing one that's different things could get messy. You want to do a full wipe, not just a factory reset.
The FIRST step is to make a backup of your currenr ROM. That way you can easily revert back to it as if you never left. This is valuable for many reasons. You may decide you don't like your new rom. Your new rom may have problems and not work properly and you'll want to go back to a working phone quickly. You may forget to back something up and will want to be able to extra some data from the backup (That's easy to do, but only if you have a backup). The list goes on and on.
Backing up your rom is super easy with 4EXT. You just tell it to back up your ROM and it will do the rest. It takes about 5 minutes.
Then you'll want to back up certain data that you'll want to use on your new ROM. Contacts, wifi access points, app data, text messages, etc etc etc. Whatever you want. Use Titanium Backup. It's super easy to use and works great. It will let you take all your apps and data off one ROM and put it onto another.
After you back up your rom, boot into recovery and do a full wipe using "format all partitions (except SD card)". The option is written exactly like that in the menu. You can't miss it. This will format the data and system files so you'll have a blank slate to install a new ROM from.
NOW flash the new rom. Then flash GApps if required. Boot the phone.
Download Titanium Backup from teh Play Store and use it to restore apps and data you want. (Your saves Titanium data will be ready to use when you install Titanium on the new ROM)
Enjoy your new ROM.

CWM
Skipjacks said:
No.
Do not do a factory reset. This will just delete your user data. It will not delete the system data so if you try to install a new ROM overtop of an existing one that's different things could get messy. You want to do a full wipe, not just a factory reset.
The FIRST step is to make a backup of your currenr ROM. That way you can easily revert back to it as if you never left. This is valuable for many reasons. You may decide you don't like your new rom. Your new rom may have problems and not work properly and you'll want to go back to a working phone quickly. You may forget to back something up and will want to be able to extra some data from the backup (That's easy to do, but only if you have a backup). The list goes on and on.
Backing up your rom is super easy with 4EXT. You just tell it to back up your ROM and it will do the rest. It takes about 5 minutes.
Then you'll want to back up certain data that you'll want to use on your new ROM. Contacts, wifi access points, app data, text messages, etc etc etc. Whatever you want. Use Titanium Backup. It's super easy to use and works great. It will let you take all your apps and data off one ROM and put it onto another.
After you back up your rom, boot into recovery and do a full wipe using "format all partitions (except SD card)". The option is written exactly like that in the menu. You can't miss it. This will format the data and system files so you'll have a blank slate to install a new ROM from.
NOW flash the new rom. Then flash GApps if required. Boot the phone.
Download Titanium Backup from teh Play Store and use it to restore apps and data you want. (Your saves Titanium data will be ready to use when you install Titanium on the new ROM)
Enjoy your new ROM.
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Hello
ust to confirm, instead of using 4EXT im using CWM recovery. I have read that 4EXT and CWM actually does the same job(recovery) so using CWM does not affect the subsequent steps right? (ie using Titanium Backup to back up messages and contacts and doing a full wipe). it will be the same process just using different recovery tool right?

alakaz0om said:
Hello
ust to confirm, instead of using 4EXT im using CWM recovery. I have read that 4EXT and CWM actually does the same job(recovery) so using CWM does not affect the subsequent steps right? (ie using Titanium Backup to back up messages and contacts and doing a full wipe). it will be the same process just using different recovery tool right?
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In theory, yes. But some roms don't install properly from cwm and some absolutely require 4ext due to the use of aroma installer.
Just switch to 4ext. Takes 2 seconds to switch. The app doss all the work to install the recovery.
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In my opinion 4ext is better than cmw but cmw show the aroma installer and install everything. But 4ext is better at all.
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ah i see . alright i shall follow the changing cmw to 4ext recovery thread and change the recovery thingy. thank you all!

alakaz0om said:
ah i see . alright i shall follow the changing cmw to 4ext recovery thread and change the recovery thingy. thank you all!
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You don't even have to do all that if you're willing to buy the $3 4EXT app.
The guide you'll find will have to flash 4EXT with a PM58IMG file in the bootloader. It's easy enough. But you'll lack the app that goes with it that lets you manage your backups, control the recovery module, and update the recovery quickly and easily when new versions are available.
Just buy the 4EXT app on the play store, then from within the app tell it to install the 4EXT recovery module and it'll install the recovery for you quickly and easily.
Plus you're giving $3 to a developer who made a REALLY fantastic recovery and app for you.

Why Does This Phone Wipe Everything When Updating?

Hi, I'm coming from a galaxy SII, where everytime I updated a ROM, a factory reset from recovery would leave in tact my pictures, TB backups, and things like downloads. This included the on-device flash and not just the SD card. With the Nexus 5, I applied the OTA updated manually in recovery and it wiped out everything, including all of my pictures, files, and backups. Is there a way to NOT to that and just wipe the OS image?

shaklee3 said:
Hi, I'm coming from a galaxy SII, where everytime I updated a ROM, a factory reset from recovery would leave in tact my pictures, TB backups, and things like downloads. This included the on-device flash and not just the SD card. With the Nexus 5, I applied the OTA updated manually in recovery and it wiped out everything, including all of my pictures, files, and backups. Is there a way to NOT to that and just wipe the OS image?
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it doesnt wipe anything unless you wipe it. i bet you pressed something wrong.

It shouldn't do. Did you hit the format data option in twrp? it's easy to do.

Flashing the ota zip via CWM won't wipe anything...

Nope. Applied my 4.4.1 from custom recovery and didn't lose a thing. Sorry but it's not this phone, sounds like you accidentally chose to wipe.
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Updated mine and all data and settings remained in tact.
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I didn't choose to wipe. All I did was apply the 4.4 to 4.4.1 OTA update ZIP in TWRP, and everything was gone.

shaklee3 said:
I didn't choose to wipe. All I did was apply the 4.4 to 4.4.1 OTA update ZIP in TWRP, and everything was gone.
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Then that TWRP version you have is kinda f'ed up..